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  1. Thread: Ears

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    I've been getting some problems with my ears...

    I've been getting some problems with my ears recently, too. My right-hand ear drum has a 'dull surface'. Has anybody else had this? From the tests I had done, my hearing is fine and I have no fluid...
  2. Thread: Methotrexate

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    I increased my methotrexate dose gradually - I...

    I increased my methotrexate dose gradually - I started on 10mg a week and it took about 2 months to get up to 20mg. Once I got to 20mg, my doctor said it would take up to three months for me to see...
  3. Thread: Sinus Pain

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    I am on methotrexate and Bactrim (co-trimoxazole)...

    I am on methotrexate and Bactrim (co-trimoxazole) but I have been told not to take my Bactrim on the day that I take my methotrexate. Hope that helps! I think my doctor feels that the evidence that...
  4. Thread: Methotrexate

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    I also find a big meal on the evening I take it...

    I also find a big meal on the evening I take it helps. However, the bad nausea for me starts the next day and lasts for three days or so. Does anyone use the injection instead of tablets?
    ...
  5. Thread: Methotrexate

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    I find ginger tea helps a little bit, so those...

    I find ginger tea helps a little bit, so those tablets may well do the trick. Thanks!
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    I got quite sick after my second rituximab...

    I got quite sick after my second rituximab infusion (fever and vomiting) but it passed within 24 hours.

    They gave me Piriton and paracetamol during the infusion to help with side-effects but I...
  7. Thread: Methotrexate

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    Methotrexate

    Hello,

    I've been switched to Methotrexate recently - I'm now on 17.5mg weekly. I get pretty bad nausea for a few days afterwards. My doctor prescribed Ondansetron but it doesn't seem to help much....
  8. Thread: Prednisone

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    Thanks for the reply! Do you also have nasal...

    Thanks for the reply! Do you also have nasal symptoms on that side? Or are both your ears affected?

    My ENT doctor said that he doesn't like using grommets on WG patients as they end up with...
  9. Thread: Prednisone

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    Hello, everyone, I was wondering how people's...

    Hello, everyone,

    I was wondering how people's hearing loss first presented? I've been getting pain in my right ear several times a week since September (when this current flare first started)....
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    I was also taken off bisphosphonates after a...

    I was also taken off bisphosphonates after a month or so. A different doctor to the one who prescribed them was very alarmed when she saw that I had been put on them. She said that I was too young...
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    Thanks for the replies!

    Thanks for the replies!
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    Hello! I'm new on here, but I was diagnosed...

    Hello!

    I'm new on here, but I was diagnosed in 2003 when I was 15. This is my first post so I hope I do it right!

    I have a question for Lisa. I, too, have been put on Hydroxychloroquine to...
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